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Finance Manager, CAS Finance

Position Information

Position Title: Finance Manager, CAS Finance
Department: CAS Finance
Posting Link: https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/58429
Job Type: Full-Time

Posting Detail Information

Position Summary

• Management and coordination of all aspects of reimbursement and procurement shared services team for the College of Arts and Sciences. This includes but not limited to Concur, ShopBlue, Procurement Card, Business Accounts, Human Subject Payments, Independent contractor payments, eReq, disbursement request and letters of exception.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for Reimbursement and Procurement matters to college faculty, staff and students.
• Promote a culture of learning, development, and guidance to ensure policies, procedures, practices, state laws and regulation are followed.
• Provide reporting on Reimbursement and Procurement team operations/statistics on a regular and ad hoc basis
• Develop and maintain a Finance standard operating procedures and policy library across the academic unit.
• Work cooperatively with the finance team, department faculty and staff to enhance effectiveness of the team on the administrative procedures and proactively identifying areas for improvement.
• Promote a culture of compliance and utilization of best practice documentation for transactions.
• Collaborate with academic unit leadership to develop uniform processes, procedures, and documentation requirements.
• Provide planning support to faculty and staff when dealing with complex situations to determine available options within the current policies, state laws and regulations.
• Be customer service focused and able to respond to stressful situations with diplomacy and tact.
• Working with the Director of Finance to manage the State Operating Budget allocations.
• Manage SIRI access and cost approval request forms for the academic unit.
• Serve as the Deans Office cost approver for the honorarium transactions within the academic unit.

• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Attention to detail
• Maintain high degree of confidentiality
• Exceptional interpersonal skills

• Our benefits, where we prioritize your well-being and success to enhance every aspect of your life.
• Being a part of the University at Buffalo community.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree
• 3 years experience working with procurement policies and procedures.
• Must be responsive and agile in a changing environment.
• Demonstrates experience handling time-sensitive information and situations.
• Experience utilizing Procurement cards or completing Procurement card monthly reconciliations.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with diverse populations including faculty, senior leadership and staff.
• Possess a strong sense of accountability and be self-motivated.
• Ability to stay updated on, interpret, and apply procurement and travel policy across State, UBF, and RF funding sources.
• Excellent oral/written communication and ability to interact professionally and positively with a diverse constituency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with UB travel, reimbursement and procurement processes and systems such as ShopBlue, Concur, and eReq.
• Experience with departmental budgets and course scheduling.
• Experience working in the College of Arts and Sciences

Physical Demands


Salary Range
$75,000 - $85,000

Special Instructions Summary

Is a background check required for this posting?
Yes

Contact Information

Contact's Name: Nicole Hayden
Contact's Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact's Title: HR Officer for Staff Affairs
Contact's Email: nhayden@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone: 716-645-0729

Posting Dates

Posted: 08/08/2025
Deadline for Applicants:
Date to be filled: 09/25/2025